Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Madness of King George III and Our Contemporary Political Dilemma. 2. Freedom. 3. Shaking Bugs Bunny's Hand in Disneyland: Democracy Will Not Be Televised. 4. Dead Pope Music: The Press and American Politics. 5. The Threatened Habitats of Democracy. 6. Lantern Bearing and the American Covenant Tradition. 7. The Other Superpower: The Internet's New "Interactivists" and the Public Sphere. 8. Shooting Elephants: The Language of Politics. 9. Freedom and Religion: The Visions of Jacob and Orestes. 10. In America. References. Index.

About the Author

GLENN W. SMITH has been a behind--the--scenes advisor to U.S. senators and governors, as well as a partner with key presidential advisors to President Clinton and President Bush. He has advised major U.S. businesses and institutions on communications strategies and worked for politicians and organizations from Washington, D.C., to California. Smith, who managed the recent Defend Democracy Campaign for MoveOn.org, has established DriveDemocracy.org to open new avenues for political participation at the state and local levels. He has also served as a consultant to the Rockridge Institute, a progressive think tank based in California. Previously, he was managing director of Public Strategies, Inc., an international public affairs firm. Before entering politics, Smith was a journalist for many years. He lives in Austin, Texas.